page_title: Yase Dōji
section_title: Funeral of Emperor Taishō
hierarchical_section_title: Yase Dōji / Funeral of Emperor Taishō
caption_attribution_description: English: Emperor Taisho's Imperial mausoleum. 日本語: 大正天皇の陵墓「多摩陵」（たまのみささぎ）
context_page_description: Yase Dōji is the term used for the people of Yase, in Sakyō district, Kyoto, Japan who by tradition bore the sōkaren or portable bier upon which the imperial coffin was placed. In 2010, 741 historical materials relating to the Yase Dōji were designated as Important Cultural Properties.
context_section_description: After the funeral ceremony of Emperor Taisho, the coffin was transferred to the Sōkaren, at the ceremony hall late at night, on February 7, 1927. They went under the east gate of Shinjuku Gyoen to the Shinjuku Gyoen Special Station. There were eight coaches, the coffin was inside the fourth coach and Yase people rode in the last coach. The special train reached Asakawa Station, now Takao Station (Tokyo) at 1:35 am, the next day. The Sōkaren arrived at 2:45 am, carried by 105 Yase people. They were given 10,967 yen and 2875 yen or 2950 yen as a special bonus.
caption: Tama Ryo of Emperor Taishō
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